AFRI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: African Nationalism, Sept, Sub-Saharan Africa

• School: Carleton University
• Department: African Studies
• Course: AFRI 1001
• Professor: Nduka Otiono

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Introduction: african identities like languages are inventions, change is the only constant, constructivist: the idea that africa was constructed (the idea) Essential (ism) : belief that things have a set of characteristics that make them what they are. The "dark" continent crime, misfortune: construction = consumption (not complete until it is accepted/used, celebration = condemned. {the inventions of african identities and languages: the discursive and developmental. Implications paul tiyambe zeleza } how does this help your understanding of africa: construction (not formless state) "i argue that africa is as much a reality as it is a construct " Biological determination ( amount for differences in dna) Constructions of african languages: embrace all of the identities that create africa. Pan africanism : the african union (au: has its own identity. Africa definition : geographical, physical , cartel of civilization. Where the origin of the name africa : Reading : the inventions of african identities and languages : the discursive and developmental.